NHTSA Complaint #10398378 — 2002 FORD ESCAPE

CHILD SEAT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10398378
Vehicle	2002 FORD ESCAPE
Component	CHILD SEAT
Date of Incident	April 30, 2011
Date Filed	April 30, 2011
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SD

Consumer Description

HAVE NOTICED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT THE SUPERLATCH ON OUR XTSL IS LOOSENING TO A VERY UNSAFE LEVEL. IT IS INSTALLED FORWARD-FACING AND CHILD DOES NOT TOUCH THAT PART OF THE SEAT GETTING IN OR OUT. WHEN I'VE CHECKED THE SECURITY OF THE SEAT, IT WILL WOBBLE AT THE BOTTOM BACK & FORTH BY 3-5 INCHES. TIGHTENING IT ONLY FIXES IT TEMPORARILY SO IT IS NOT AN INSTALLATION PROBLEM, IT IS A FAILURE OF THE SUPERLATCH. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY CHILD'S SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A CAR ACCIDENT. I WILL BE SWITCHING THE SEAT BACK TO OUR OTHER CAR, A 2010 FUSION SEL AS I DID NOT NOTICE IT IN THAT CAR, BUT I WILL BE MONITORING IT VERY CLOSELY. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=ESCAPE). *TR

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